Jul 10 Parts of U.S. Capitol closed after incident By Alan Fram, Associated Press An accident involving asbestos forced a temporary closure of the House side of the Capitol on Thursday and prompted House leaders to delay the day's session for two hours. Continue reading
Jul 10 'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy nominations; 'Downton Abbey' gets 6 By News Desk HBO's fantasy series "Game of Thrones" nabbed the most Emmy nominations at 19, including the coveted best drama category, where it contends with "Breaking Bad", "House of Cards", "Med Men", "True Detective", and the British period series "Downton Abbey" aired… Continue reading
Jul 10 Germany asks top U.S. intelligence official to leave country By Justin Scuiletti The top representative for United States intelligence at the U.S. embassy in Berlin has been asked to leave Germany. Continue reading
Jul 10 Twitter Chat: Trust and the Sharing Economy By Nora Daly On your next vacation you could sleep in a stranger’s house, ride in a different stranger’s car, and do it all while a person you’ve never met watches your dog. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Crisis centered on children affects tone of immigration debate on Capitol Hill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 Lawsuit accuses Anthem Blue Cross of misleading 'millions' By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News California insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross misled "millions of enrollees" about whether their doctors and hospitals were participating in its new plans, and failed to disclose that many policies wouldn't cover care outside its approved network, according to a… Continue reading
Jul 09 PHOTO: Immigrants take oath of allegiance in U.S. naturalization ceremony By Justin Scuiletti Seventy-five immigrants took the oath of allegiance and became United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony in New York City Wednesday. The event was held by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during the League of United Latin… Continue reading
Jul 09 Don't pet the new Secret Service dogs at the White House By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Planning a visit to the White House? Bring your kids and camera. But please, don't feed the animals. Continue reading
Jul 09 Former mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years in prison By Colleen Shalby Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 09 Survey finds 40 percent of colleges not investigating sexual assaults By Kyla Calvert Mason Over 40 percent of colleges and universities represented in a national survey released by Sen. Claire McCaskill Tuesday have not conducted a single investigation into incidents of sexual assault in the last five years. That does not mean those campuses… Continue reading